_id,db_id,date,sentence,article_name,article_url,indicator,source_name,source_url,category,last_sync
1,13157,2020-12-03,"The upgrading of value chains is more dynamic in countries with high rice production and imports, and with more pronounced urban consumer preferences for imported rice, like Nigeria and Senegal.",Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice value chains and food security in West Africa | Trade 4 Dev News,https://trade4devnews.enhancedif.org/en/op-ed/mitigating-impacts-covid-19-domestic-rice-value-chains-and-food-security-west-africa,down,,,,2021-01-05T19:26:03
2,12512,2020-11-16,"The economic expert said the high cost of rice in some parts of Nigeria was not caused by any government but as a result of lack of honesty, greed and inordinate ambition of some Nigerians.",Economist canvasses price war against imported rice | Naija247news,https://naija247news.com/2020/11/16/economist-canvasses-price-war-against-imported-rice/#.X7L0IWhKiM8,up,Google news feeds ,https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en,,2020-11-21T02:02:35
3,10461,2020-11-05,"Mr. Nomeh, who is the Agriculture Commissioner of one of the key rice-producing states in Nigeria, disclosed in Abakaliki on Wednesday, that farmers are not to be blamed for the persistent increase in the price of staple food items in the country, especially rice.",Commissioner attributes high cost of rice to increased production cost | Nairametrics,https://nairametrics.com/2020/11/05/commissioner-attributes-high-cost-of-rice-to-increased-production-cost/,up,Google news feeds ,https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en,,2020-11-12T21:03:58
4,4994,2020-09-30,"Despite the loss, Nigeria is so far upholding a year-long ban on land-based imports of rice to crack down on smuggling and boost local production. ",Nigeria Loses a Quarter of Rice Production to Floods | Voice of America - English,https://www.voanews.com/africa/nigeria-loses-quarter-rice-production-floods,down,Google news feeds ,https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en,,2020-10-07T01:03:03
5,4279,2020-09-16,"The controversial policy seems to be paying off: Nigeria is the only country out of three African nations ranked amongst the top 20 rice producers in the world (alongside Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal) to have reduced its imports between 2013 and 2019, according to the Geneva-based trader Alliance Commodities, even though prices ended up spiking as a result of the measure.",Nigeria takes drastic measures to ensure local rice production,https://www.theafricareport.com/42072/nigeria-takes-drastic-measures-to-ensure-local-rice-production/,up,Google news feeds ,https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en,,2020-10-06T14:20:30
6,4280,2020-09-14,"In August 2019, the Nigerian government shut down the border between Nigeria and Benin Republic, citing several illegal businesses and smuggling of rice across the border to other west African countries.",COVID-19 and the AGRF 2020 Summit: A chance to act decisively on food insecurity in Africa | New Europe,https://www.neweurope.eu/article/covid-19-and-the-agrf-2020-summit-a-chance-to-act-decisively-on-food-insecurity-in-africa/,down,Google news feeds ,https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en,,2020-10-06T14:20:30
7,2293,2020-09-01,"READ: Local rice floods major markets in Nigeria, as frozen food sellers lament low patronage  ","Prices of rice, beans, pepper, others jump, as “Ghana tomatoes” flood Lagos markets | Nairametrics",https://nairametrics.com/2020/09/01/market-survey-prices-of-rice-beans-pepper-others-jump-as-ghana-tomatoes-flood-lagos-markets/,down,Google news feeds ,https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en,,2020-09-09T13:38:53
8,20932,2021-03-03,"To further create value and transfer these gains along the value chain, he said the CBN also maps miller to off-take the paddies and track the release of outputs to the market as the Bank strives to manage inflation and grow the rice value chain in Nigeria.

 ",Emefiele Charges Nigerians to Enhance Agric,https://www.proshareng.com/news/Agriculture/Emefiele-Charges-Nigerians-to-Enhance-Ag/56079,up,,,,2021-03-22T14:39:21
9,22162,2021-04-15,The average cost of making a pot of jollof rice in Nigeria rose by 7.8% between March 2020 and March 2021.,Cost of preparing jollof rice in Nigeria rises by 7.8% in Q1 2021 - SBM | Nairametrics,https://nairametrics.com/2021/04/15/cost-of-preparing-jollof-rice-in-nigeria-rises-by-7-8-in-q1-2021-sbm/,up,,,,2021-04-17T04:22:52
10,25287,2021-05-18,"In Nigeria, food inflation rose by almost 23 per cent in March 2021, and some of the driving factors including conflicts (insurgencies and unrests), restrictions on food imports such as rice, and economic decline compounded by COVID-19 impacts, accounted for the food inflation situation.","West Africa, Sahel region had minimal food security in April - AGRA Food Monitor - Graphic Online",https://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/west-africa-sahel-region-experience-minimal-food-security-in-april-agra-food-monitor.html,up,,,,2021-06-07T18:18:12
11,32586,2021-08-04,"While assuring that Nigeria has enough rice to satisfy local demand, Goronyo said there is a continuous increase in production with the support of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme.","Rice: Nigeria hits 11m tons annual production, plans to export ― RIFAN",https://tribuneonlineng.com/rice-nigeria-hits-11m-tons-annual-production-plans-to-export-%E2%80%95-rifan/,up,,,,2021-08-16T14:48:14
12,46346,2022-02-07,"But a financial analyst, Kelechi Mgboji, said if Nigeria has that much rice to build THE Abuja Rice Pyramid, how come it hasn’t forced the price down.","After Buhari's rice pyramid, price rises by almost 50% - TheNiche",https://www.thenicheng.com/after-buharis-rice-pyramid-price-rises-by-almost-50/,down,,,,2022-02-12T03:46:35